I got behind on Ecomodder moving into a place that still does not have the Internet and I just do not like using my phone for much more than calls. My computer does everything else so much better!
I bought a bluetooth keyboard and now have the equivalent of a 5" laptop.
Connect the Internet already!
I have not noticed any Prii here in Page, but I drive 1.4 miles each way, and have not gone anywhere else (except when I get lost). I see many trucks and "SUVs."
If this plating were real, I should have heard of it in the seventeen years the car has been sold in the U.S.
Giving a car an F rating on only three criteria seems absurd. People on here have claimed the Prius battery lasts hundreds of thousands of miles, but I argue that anecdotal evidence is not evidence. I cannot find any actual data, but I will accept on average between 100,000 - 200,000 miles. Some fail under warranty and others last long enough to make the news.
When I have looked for old Prii, ones in my price range had at least two of the following: 200,000+ miles, a bad traction battery, a bad transmission, and a salvage title.
Scotty Kilmer posted a video about a customer bringing in an old Prius that would not recharge. He determined that it had a bad generator. Instead of a bad alternator that can be replaced for a couple hundred dollars, it would cost $5,000.
He said it was common, but this was the first time I heard of it.
My friend claims her 2006 Prius gets 60 MPG. If so, she is in the top 3% of the 155 users reporting to EPA.gov and beats the Ecomodder average. Meanwhile, we have discussed on-board gauges reading 5% high. Car and Driver, Edmunds, and the Detroit News have each published articles with similar findings, but the Ford Escape hybrid Edmunds drove ran 19% high:
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy...s-fibbing.html